diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
index 87c96e4669e2c50fd9bb5889c813f3a35ce64b1f..6184e854ae1e19856b6ad9ed00744d199f604cb7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
@@ -344,8 +344,6 @@ int mei_cl_unlink(struct mei_cl *cl)
 
 	cl->state = MEI_FILE_INITIALIZING;
 
-	list_del_init(&cl->link);
-
 	return 0;
 }